The Flying Dragon bookstore at 1721 South Bayview will close for good on Thursday June 30, 2011. In their touching farewell published on their website, Flying Dragon associates reference “technological advances” without further reference to that impact on their business. Here is a portion of the farewell.“We have in recent months explored opportunities to embrace the technological advances that have presented themselves with such rapidity in our industry. But at the end of the day we realized that for us, it was all about the books and the tactile, sensory experience they provide. It is bittersweet that we have just received the 2011 Libris Award for ‘Specialty Bookseller of the Year’ from the Canadian Booksellers Association. While we can’t imagine not being able to walk into the magical world of The Flying Dragon on a daily basis, we know that our futures hold wondrous adventures and we wish the same for all our loyal customers and our colleagues in the publishing industry. We want to end the way we started, by talking about the books with you, our fellow booklovers. Please join us for Nina’s Summer Reads on Friday, May 27th at 9:30am.” The Star published a nice artcile on Friday, May 20, 2011.
